Artificial flower.



E. ALLISON. ARTIFICIAL FLOWER.

APPLICATION FILED AUGKG. I914.

Patented July 27, 1915.

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ESTELLE ALLISON, or: SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

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To all whom it may concern Be itknown that I, Es'rELLn ALLISON, a

citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city and county ofSan-Francisco, -State of California, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Artificial Flowers, of which the following isaspecifi- V natural flower. Formed injthe wall of the,

receptacle adjacent its upper end arepassages 9, one for each wire 6.The wire 6 emerges from the petal at a short distance cation.

One of the objects of invention is to provide a collapsible flower. i

The flower ofmy invention is adapted to be worn on the coat or corsageand is so constructed that at will it maybecoll'apsed into a bud, oropened to form the full flower.

It is adapted, among several uses, to be used as a badge or souvenir ofsome event" or occasion, and asuitable legend, word,.,0rf other device,may be printed on one or more of the petals of the flower to signify theoccasion.

The invention possesses other advantageous features, some of which, withthe fore going, will be set forth at length in the followingdescription, whereI shall outline in full that form of the inventionwhich I have selected for illustration in the drawings accompanying andforming part of the present specification.

The drawings illustrate one specific form of my invention and theinvention may be embodied in a multiplicity of forms, each being aspecies of my said invention.

It is to be understood that by the claims succeeding the description ofmy invention I desire to cover the invention in whatever form it may beembodied.

Referring to said drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of the flower of myinvention.

Fig. 2 is a front view showing the flower closed or as a bud. Fig. 3 isa vertical section of the open flower on a larger scale.

In the drawings I have shown a flower having four petals Qr3-45,but thenumber or shape of petals may be varied depending upon the flower tobeimitated. The petals are preferably formed of silk cloth colored orotherwise tinted in imitation of the natural flower. Each petal ispreferably formed with a fold or plait along its center line, andbetween the folds is arranged a wire 6, which is sufliciently stifl' tohold the petal in position and stifl'en it sufliciently to prevent itfrom folding on itself. The petal is preferably held to the wire bygluing or otherwise fastening the layers of the fold together.

open flower.

Specification of Letters Patent. illi Application filed August 6, 1914.Serial No. 855,389. 1

The petals are arranged with'their inner ends congregated atthetorus orreceptacle from the upper edge-of the receptacle and passes through theproper "passage 5 9 and extends downward through the hollow stern;

through the passage is formed with a down:

'i'vardly curved portion 12, the inner portion of which eXtends upwardlyin the receptacle,

from which point it is bent downward into the stem. The inner ends ofthe petals are secured to the wire 13 which GXtQIldS'dOWIl through thestem, and at the point of juncture of the petals, I preferably arrange asmall tuft 14 in imitation of the stamens or center of the flower, whichtuft is preferably secured to the wire 13. The wires 6 and 13 arebraided or twisted together in the stem to increase their rigidity andto insure their moving in unison, and to the lower end of. the twistedwire 15 is secured a knob or ball 16.

Whenthe flower is in the open position and the wires are pulled, thewires 6 slide in the passages 9, and the petals are moved together'toform the closed flower or bud, and when in this position, the wires arepushed, the petals are moved to produce the When the wires are pushedupward or pulled downward in the stem, the curved portions 12 of thewires slide slightly in their passages 9, thereby causing a movement ofthe petals outward or inward. When the wires are pushed, they slideinward through the passages and when they are pulled they slideoutwardly in the passages, and the sliding of the curved portions causethe portions of the wires which are attached to the petals to moveoutwardly or inwardly. The front face of the receptacle 7 is preferablycut away at the upper edge to allow the petal 5 to be moved into asomewhat pendant position.

I claim: a

1. A collapsible flower comprising a stem, relatively stiff movablewires extending through said stem and projecting beyond a. 70] The wire6 at thatportion which passes the stem, and flexible petals secured tothe projecting portions of the Wires, said proecting portions of thestiii wires serving as bracing means for the flexible petals. i

2. A collapsible flower comprising a hollow stem, movable wiresextending through said stem and projecting beyond said stem and petalssecured to said projecting por- 4. A collapsible flower comprising ahol- I low stem provided with passages adjacent its upper edge, wiresextending through said stem and passages, petals attached to said wiresat those portions which project through the passages, the inner ends ofthe petals overlying the stem, and a wire at-' tached to the inner endsof said petals.

5. A collapsible flower comprising a hollow stem provided with passagesadjacent its upper edge, wires extending through said stem and passages,said wires being bent in downward curves at that portion which passesthrough the passages, and a petal attached to each wire at that portionwhich projects beyond the stem.

6. A collapsible flower comprising a hollow stem and receptacle, saidreceptacle having a depression in the upper edgeof the front wallthereof, and having passages therethrough, wires extending through saidstem and passages and projecting beyond the receptacle, and petalssecured to the projecting portions of the wires. I

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Francisco,California, this 31st day of July 1914:. v

ESTELLE ALLISON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). G.

